The Hazleton Area School District encompasses approximately 250 square miles (650 km2).

[6] In 2013 the Pennsylvania Department of Education, reported that 135 students in the Hazleton Area School District were homeless.

It first began when the school athletics combined to create one team, the Hazleton Area Cougars.

In the 1992-1993 basketball season, the Hazleton Area Cougars made a State tournament final run.

This athletic success in Hazleton Area in the first year, as students from all the previous High Schools came together.

26 years later, the Boys 2017–2018 season has made the same noise as they reached the Final Four in the State Tournament.